The Journal of the Siam Society Vol. XLIV, Part 1-2, 1956 - Khamkoo

More documents

Recommendations

Info

n.EVlEWS !49 'l'he a11tl.tor touches upon thiH problem at. a number of points thr•.lUgh •mt the hook eHpecially in tlw t1nal chapter, but it is nnfortnnate that be dit1 not expl!lt'c! it rmrl its implicatiuns more fully, .for herein H·eems to lie tho explanation of R" lttuch of what i~:> taking placn in t.his c•utntll·y t"dny. lu brief, ally lnuget·-iumt view ol' 'rlJai]aHd leavos no doubt. that. it. is Bxprrienoing the mixelll appJ'nximalely 8.0 million in 1900 to perhaps .'!0.0 milli11n ''I' morn tnday ). ThiA lutH been largely the I'L•snlt. of a mark
150 REVIEWS to •.lemnnds for political. e ~~OlHHD ic and social ehanges, which arE> already being voiced in thP m·han eentl'rs or the country and which al'e beginning t.o be evident at thtl eommuue aud village le1·ols. In the long view, howevet·, the anlhur regards thl• fnlnre with optimi:nn, providL•d extet·nal force:; do uot attempt tn alter the basic political, economic und sneial structure of' the nnnntn·. t.Jt(• WhilH belief of some that, 'l'hailaud c•lltld !Jy intew:>if:ied fal'ming, adequnle il'l·igatiun programs, and otbL'l' impr·ov••uwnts cumfortahly maintain a popnlatiu11 of 100 rui Ilion l!lay seem a ratllPr frightening look into the futur1~, the fad remains. as Pt·ofessPI' deYoung emplHtsizes, that as 'l'hniland's population CDntinues to grow, so Ctln her rice pt·oduction, and it. is his considered vie\V that, "for the next half century at least, thL·re i:; no 1lnnger that Thailand will snfl'er ft·om pnpnl;1tion pressure; rather, tilt· rever·so will he true, for the standard of living of the peasant shnul1l l'ise as his nnrnhers increase.'' So far, in the unt.lwr'~ opinion, tbe changes inhereut in nu Pxpanding economy have not yet. funda;nentally alt.erecl the basic life of the village cnmmnni.ties. Conseqnent.]y, it i::; significant to note the author's fi na] cone! nsion that "'l'hai peas:m t society shows none of the signs oJ' disintegration llntt. are so nftL·n evident \Vhon a peasant gronp is brought rapidly into contact \Vit·h llHHlemization and 'vVesterui~nt.ion," Wt' can 8ee such Llisintegl'lltiun, often wHh disastrous cnnseqncnce::;, in some other Asiuu countrieH. It. wunld appear, therefore, that in their Mganization, trn,Jilions, and easy and ad aptahlc way of life, the Thai village com m u nitiPs possess an unusual resilieney which may, it is hoped, c•nable thnm to presrrve tht~ir integrity and community values in the face of a changing wodcl. Charles Nelson Spinks Miguel Cov arrnhirtH, 'l' he Eagle, the J agun1·, ctnd the 8e1•pent. I nd£a-11 A·1·t of the Am.erir:as. Ncwth Amrw·ica.: AltMlca, Canada (/.nd tlw United 8/.ntes. Alfred A. Knlipf, New York, 195'1. 29!L pages, i]]nstrated. Miguel Covarrubias needs no intJ•oduction to stmle11ts of S11nt.lu•ast. Asi:J. hecause of his ma.gnifif'.r•nl Island of l:Jali ( 1\):38 ).
Page 3 and 4:
VOLUME XLIV Part 1 April 1956 THE J
Page 5:
~ABLE OF CONTENTS VOLUME: XLIV PART
Page 11 and 12:
"rHE: LOFTY :5ANCTUARY OF' KHAO PHR
Page 13:
PITSANULtlla KHONKAEN LAOS N"KOI
Page 16 and 17:
John Black 4 On my last visit the p
Page 18 and 19:
6 John Black standing position. 'l'
Page 20 and 21:
John Black they were placed at thre
Page 22 and 23:
10 John Black The nse of the lion-h
Page 24 and 25:
12 John Blac1, The entil'e ensemble
Page 26 and 27:
14 John Black the worship oE the go
Page 28 and 29:
Hi john Black considerable length,
Page 30 and 31:
18 cornice has two Naga heads cal'v
Page 32 and 33:
20 to l'ecoi·d the intricacies of
Page 34 and 35:
22 john Black judgment and religion
Page 36 and 37:
] region, the middle Mekong, and th
Page 38 and 39:
THE LEGEND OF KHAO PHRA VIHAR A Sia
Page 40 and 41:
28 john Black The wanderings in hid
Page 42 and 43:
Jayavarman II Parame8vara GENEALOGY
Page 45:
Cr~lnd Slairw:ty of NodiH·rn !\ppr
Page 48 and 49:
Lintel and Pudimc;n! un Second
Page 50 and 51:
J,>int~J with c'bra Sinha and l'edi
Page 52 and 53:
Snullt \Vlnr; o! Crucifonn Copur;t
Page 54:
ll;,luster \Vindow in CruciftH tn (
Page 59 and 60:
KHAo-PH 14 VIHAR lti1W!: 1~11
Page 61 and 62:
tnao ~nra DIIlilr I I --;- Jt.!f ..
Page 63 and 64:
REVIEWS precious metals. We shall i
Page 65 and 66:
36 RE:VJEWS always to be Mahayanist
Page 67 and 68:
.'l8 · At Ban Phutsa, ten ldlometr
Page 70 and 71:
REVIEWS 41 Lawrence Palmer Briggs,
Page 72 and 73:
R:E:VIEWS 43 North-East Region (Pal
Page 74:
'''!:\ REVIEWS 4/5 (750 re'ferences
Page 77 and 78:
48 REVIEWS bearing on the developme
Page 79 and 80:
!)() rmvmws Prem Ohaya: The Story o
Page 81 and 82:
Re:vmws 'Tom plcs ( pp. 33(). :344
Page 83 and 84:
54 Rl!Cent Siamese Publicalionr; 'f
Page 85 and 86:
.56 Recent Siamese Publications 181
Page 87 and 88:
58 Recent Siamese Publications coun
Page 94:
VOLUME XLIV Part 2 August 1956 THE
Page 97 and 98:
SIAM AND THE POTTERY TRADE OF ASIA
Page 99:
Examples of Khmer Pottery A. B. c.
Page 102 and 103:
fi4 Charles Nebon Spinl's tbit:l ty
Page 105 and 106:
Siam and the Pottery Trade of Asia
Page 107:
A. B. A. An unusual example of Sukh
Page 110 and 111:
68 Charles Nelson Splnks on a tribu
Page 112 and 113:
70 Charles Nelson Spinks another tr
Page 114 and 115:
Decorated Sawankalok A. B. A. Cover
Page 116 and 117:
72 Othet• clunacteristic Sawankal
Page 119 and 120:
Siam an
Page 121 and 122:
SAWAN KALOK~ Kiln Sites SAWAN KALOK
Page 123 and 124:
Page 126:
' .... -- --- .. . '• ~- ,' ~u.i
Page 129 and 130:
78 Chmles Nelson Spinks in the 16th
Page 132 and 133:
Siatn and the Pottery Trade of Asia
Page 134 and 135:
Siam and the Pottery 'l'l'ade of As
Page 136:
A Siamese Trading Junk of the Late
Page 139 and 140:
84 Charles Nelson Spinks tedly lost
Page 141 and 142:
Examples of Large Water Jars A. B.
Page 144 and 145:
Page 146:
An unusual jar of Chinese provenanc
Page 149 and 150:
88 Charle:> N cis on Spinl~s with s
Page 151 and 152:
I Use of Chinese Pottery and Porcel
Page 154 and 155:
Page 156 and 157:
trade. Siam ani! the Pottery Trade
Page 158 and 159:
Siam
Page 160 and 161:
Siam and the Pott:el'y Tl'ade of As
Page 162 and 163:
Sia111 and the Pottery Trade of Asi
Page 164 and 165:
Slaru and the Pottery Trade of Asia
Page 166:
Types of Sawankalok Vessels Popul!'
Page 169 and 170:
102 Charles Nelson Spinks Kambei of
Page 171 and 172: 104 Charle~ Nelson Spinlequontly, i
Page 173 and 174: Beamish, 'l'ony BIBLIOGRAPHY "First
Page 175 and 176: 108 Charles Nelson Spinks Ibn Battu
Page 177 and 178: 110 Charles Nelson Spinlts Nishirmn
Page 180 and 181: THE ORIGINS OF SUKHODAYA ART ~· H.
Page 182 and 183: The Origins of Sukhodaya Art 115 so
Page 184 and 185: The Origlns of Si1khodaya Art 117 a
Page 186 and 187: The Origins of Sui\hndaya Art 118 \
Page 188 and 189: Fig. I. Wat Mahathat, Sukhodaya. (!
Page 190 and 191: Fig. 5 Wat Cbedi Chet Theu, Sawanka
Page 192: Fig, 9. That Pbong Pheng, Ban Na Su
Page 195 and 196: 122 · U.U. Quaritch Wales At Wat.
Page 197 and 198: 124 H.G. Qu;tritch Wales impossible
Page 199 and 200: 126 Padmeswa,r Gogo! valley of the
Page 201 and 202: 128 t'admcswur l~ogui 1m!Januell ca
Page 203 and 204: 130 Padmeswar GrJgoi Burma. He foun
Page 205 and 206: 132 Padmeswar Gogoi Chao Changnen d
Page 207 and 208: 134 P uf the Lao; Lnang Prabang has
Page 209 and 210: 13n Siamese alphabet intl> use.'' '
Page 212 and 213: WAS NAM THOM fHE FIRST KING OF SUKH
Page 214 and 215: Was Narn Thom the First King of Suk
Page 216 and 217: Was Nam Thom the First King of Suld
Page 218 and 219: REVIEWS .Tobn E. de Young, V'illa(J
Page 220 and 221: RIWIEWS 147 festivals only sometime
Page 224 and 225: Rli:VIEWS I b 1 This gifted Mexican
Page 226 and 227: REV!I':WS 1-&3 KH.G. Uol>I.Jy, •'
Page 228 and 229: H. Otley Bt>ye r·, 'l'htJ !.'P.l!l
Page 230 and 231: REVIEWS !57 D.G.E. Hall, A Histm·y
Page 232 and 233: mvmws 159 neglected, save as her te
Page 234 and 235: PUBLICATIONS OF INTEREST IN OTHER ~
Page 236: Mitra, S.K.: Publications of Intere
show all

The Journal of the Siam Society Vol. XLIV, Part 1-2, 1956 - Khamkoo

Create successful ePaper yourself

Delete template?

Save as template?